The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-09-12
COMMENT AND OPINION.

THE word Republican" is not spelled
B-l-a--n-e.-Paterson. n. j., Press tRep).
THE Ohio Democrats have sounded the 'key-
note" to the campaign. 1t is a whis-key note
Chicago Journal
MUewUMp papers continue to condemn the
performances of the administration and praise
its promises. Detroit Tribune.
PRoHIBETIoNlsr screamers ought TO be in
duced to put some enemy into their brain to
steal away their mouths.-New York Com
mercial Advertiser.
IT is probably through q Misrepresentation of
the meaning of terms that the Birmingham
Gala. Age refers to the war of the Rebellion as
''the revolution of 1S60-65. Boston Journal
AS long Mr.. Cleveland permits Mr. Randall
to paw his political debts with places in the civil
service of the government there can be no very
serious quarrel between them.-MilwaukeeS Sem
tinel.
ONE thing that has puzzling tendency is the
question why SO many Democratic States
going dry while the Democracy as party
strongly opposes prohibition. In
quirer.
IT is tolerably plain that II Commissioner
Edgerton were made president of the United
States we should hear but little about civil
service reform during his administration. Phil
adelphia Inquirer.
The chances are that Mr.. Powderly's sue
cessor will be much less conservative and
cautious leader than he has been, and bring
about just such state of affairs as he hopes his
retirement will prevent-Pittsburg Chronicle.
You may as well settle yourself down to one
fact-that this country can't be saved from de-
struction by condoning crimes; that it can be
saved only by taking crimes by the throat and
pounding the life out of them.-New York Her
aid.
COLLECTOR SALToNsTALL, of Boston, thinks
it converts Republicans to Democrats to keep
them in Office. But there is not much profit il
such converts. They will sell out their
party whenever they can gain by it.-Milwaukee
Sentinel.
THE New York World contrived for itself an
extensive advertisement in its Cleveland inter
view. The readers of that lively journal must
have been amazed to find how much newspaper
could be wrapped around small a parcel of
political outgiving. Record.
WHEN man has anything to say to Amer
can citi zens about American institutions he had
better not 10 it in cipher. Our vernacular is
capable of expressing anything that ought to be
expressed, and If foreigner doesn't like US well
enough to learn our language he had better stay
at home.-New York Herald.
THoEBE the man who is preparing to contest
Mr.. Carlisle's seat in Congress. will probably
not be able to Gust the Speaker. but there is
abundant reason for believing that the latter
will be treated to the biggest scare he has ever
experienced in the whole course of his life. The
Labor men have a rod in pickle for Mr.. Carlisle
next year, too.-Philadelphia Press
THE Chinese doubtless externally ''child-
less and bland" but for downright business
keenness and ability to take care of themselves
in any kind of dicker they yield the palm to
people. If the holder holders of the
concessions think they are going to do as they
awakening ID before them.-New York Trib-
une.
1T is idle to say that the policy of Mr.. Car
Iisle Mr.. Morrison aud Mr.. Mills is not free
trade policy. Absolute free trade is admittedly
impossible. but any revision of the tariff that
absolutely rejects the basis of protecting the
wages of labor in general productive indus
tries. as Mr. Carlisle and Mr.. Mills reject it,
means free trade and nothing less.-Phiadelp hia
Times dem.
On all sides We see men o. immature years
by devices of dishonest character to
win what they wrongfnlly call success" The
longing for sudden wealth, the craving for DOW
er in any form, the desire of young men to
achieve notoriety before they are old enough to
stand the strain of great temptations. are all
having a blighting influence on our civilization.
New York World.
PRESIDENT CLEVELAND owes it to his party
and to himself ito find a common ground on
which all Democratic voters can stand and work
together for the settlement of this tariff ques-
ton. He alone stands in position to heal tie
differences that now exist between the party'S
leaders this all-important issue. II Is by far
the heaviest and gravest responsibility which
his position as the head of the party, its guide
and leader has yet imposed upon him. The fate
of his administration and of the Democratic
party will turn upon his success in meeting it.
Boston Globe.
WE are doing nothing, or next to nothing. to
strengthen our coast defenses and the fortifica-
liens in front of Boston, New York and Phlla-
ielphia are ridiculously insufficient. But, while
we are doing nothing, the British doing
doing a great deal They already have In
Halifax and Bermuda two of the strongest forth
fed places the face of the globe. and their
strength is direct and standing menace to our
lt is now said that preparations being made
to still further strengthen the defences. A look
at the map will tell more with regard to the
meaning of this than whole columns of dsscrip-
tive and explanatory writing. -Philadelpha
Evening telegraph.